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After signing four-year multimedia deals with Sky Sports and Eurosport in recent weeks, Major League Soccer "is eyeing additional deals around the globe, including in Latin and South America, Africa, and Asia," according to Ian Thomas of SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL. MLS Business Ventures President/Managi...

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KUMAR SANGAKKARA was presented the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year at the LG ICC Awards in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He also picked up the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award and the LG People's Choice trophy. Additionally, last month Sangakkara was named in the ICC Test and OD ...

London Games and U.S. Open champion ANDY MURRAY was given a "hero's welcome when he made a triumphant return" to his home town of Dunblane, Scotland. Crowds packed into the "bunting-lined streets with Scottish flags and homemade placards congratulating the town's favourite son" ( Scottish DAILY R ...

NFL Europe Dir of Public Affairs David Tossell : "Red Zone Channel (red button on Sky) was made for nights like this, with half a dozen games in the balance in closing minutes"
Wall Street Journal's Adam Thompson : "Thanks to that failed NE conversion, there are approximately 17.6 million peopl ...

Professor SID WATKINS , the F1 doctor who tended to AYRTON SENNA after his fatal crash at Imola in '94 and who saved the lives of countless others through his work on safety, "has died at the age of 84," according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. Watkins was brought in to the sport by F1 CEO BERNIE E ...

A former physiotherapist "has been given the task of replacing CHARLES VAN COMMENEE " and ensuring that Team GB build on the golden memories of MO FARAH and JESSICA ENNIS at Rio in four years’ time, according to Doug Gratton of the LONDON TIMES. NEIL BLACK , who worked with both of Brita ...

BBC Sport Head of Marketing and Communications LOUISA FYANS is set to join Pitch, a London-based communications consultancy. Fyans has been at the BBC since '00 and led its London 2012 marketing efforts. Fyans will take up her new position as a director at the end of the year ( Pitch ). ... Brasil ...

Former Scottish Premier League Celtic Head Coach GORDON STRACHAN has little hope for the club when it goes up against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions league group stage. Strachan said, "How to beat Barcelona? Well, you visit a church or chapel, whatever your preference is, and just pray" ( AS, 9/ ...

The Guardian's Mike Selvey : "Meanwhile, I'm wondering whether or not to buy Deccan Chargers. Change for a tenner anyone?"
Hindustan Times' Madhavan Narayanan : "New iPhone has its Lightning charger that makes other chargers obsolete. Deccan Chargers were already in trouble. This must make it w ...

The BBC will announce changes to its Sports Personality of the Year awards process later this month "following last year's outcry at no women being included on the 10-strong shortlist," according to Martyn Ziegler of the London INDEPENDENT. It appears unlikely that 'lads mags' Nuts and Zoo will keep ...

Seven-time NBA champion ROBERT HORRY is in India to promote NBA 3X presented by Sprite "to help the sport grow" throughout the country ( IANS, 9/12 ). ... Belarusian shot putter NADZEYA OSTAPCHUK , who had her Gold Medal taken away during the London Games, "was unaware her coach had been doping ...